Stephanie Sanders

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Stephanie Sanders

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer; Lecturer

Stephanie Sanders is a lecturer and diversity, equity, and inclusion officer at the Ford School. Her research focuses on the experiences of students transitioning from urban environments to rural, predominantly white college settings, with a…

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Diversity, equity, and inclusion highlights

Dec 19, 2022

The University of Michigan is currently in an interim period between its strategic plans for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), with the next plan set to launch in early fall 2023. The Ford School community did not pause, however, and is hard...

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Seeking inspiring scholar and changemaker—please apply

Dec 15, 2022

The University of Michigan has officially launched its invitation to apply to be the next Joan and Sanford Weill Dean of Public Policy at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. The job description calls for “an experienced and inventive...

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Diversity, equity, and inclusion fall 2022 update

Oct 10, 2022

Dean Celeste Watkins-Hayes, DEI Officer Stephanie Sanders, and Associate DEI Officer Dominique Adams-Santos provide an update on how the Ford School is examining, learning, and connecting with our community to further Diversity, Equity, and...

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No time to rest on our laurels

May 31, 2022

Diversity, equity, and inclusion work continues at the Ford School Diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values of the Ford School. They’re inseparable from our pursuit of the public good. They’re essential to the character of the...

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December 2021: Diversity, equity, and inclusion at the Ford School

Dec 3, 2021

Updates regarding faculty, staff, and student DEI-related activity at the Ford School Diversifying what and how we teach During the November faculty meeting, public policy lecturer Attia Qureshi presented on managing challenges in the...

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The Last Word: Sanders on diversity, equity, and inclusion

Jun 10, 2021

This spring, the Ford School finishes the implementation of our 5-year strategic plan for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), launched in 2016 in concert with a University-wide set of coordinated DEI plans. This summer we will develop strategic...

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Sanders works to create inclusive spaces for students of color

Jun 26, 2020

Ford School lecturer and diversity, equity, and inclusion officer Stephanie Sanders offers lessons about creating inclusive spaces in an essay published in Higher Education Today. As part of a project run by the National Center for Institutional...

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Stephanie Sanders, DEI officer and lecturer, shares a statement on solidarity

Jun 9, 2020

Stephanie Sanders, the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer and a lecturer at the Ford School, sent the following letter to the Ford School community last night, Tuesday, June 9. Dear Ford School Community, George Floyd. Ahmaud Arbery....

Stephanie Sanders, PhD, to join Ford School as first ever diversity, equity, and inclusion officer

Jun 22, 2017

The Ford School announced today that it has found its first diversity, equity, and inclusion officer: Stephanie Sanders, PhD, who will start her new role on July 31st. As part of the faculty and staff leadership of the school, Stephanie will...

CommuniTea

Nov 7, 2023, 5:00-6:00 pm EST

Becky Blank Great Hall

Join your fellow Ford Students for CommuniTea! A student-led series of informal, bi-weekly gatherings held in Weill Hall, focusing on key topics of interest to our community

CommuniTea

Oct 24, 2023, 5:00-6:00 pm EDT

Weill Hall, Room 3240

Join us for CommuniTea! A student-led series of informal, bi-weekly gatherings held in Weill Hall, focusing on key topics of interest to our community.

CommuniTea

Sep 12, 2023, 5:00-6:00 pm EDT

Becky Blank Great Hall

We're excited to introduce CommuniTea, a student-led series of informal, bi-weekly gatherings held in Weill Hall, focusing on key topics of interest to our community.